Daily Brief How Ricursive Intelligence raised $335M at a $4B valuation in 4 months February 17, 2026 Arthur The reason why this nascent startup had VCs lining up is the founders.They are so famed in the AI world, everyone tried to hire them....
Daily Brief Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicorn February 17, 2026 Arthur According to a16z, it has eyes around the world in order to spot companies as early as local funds might....
Daily Brief Introducing Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels in ChatGPT February 17, 2026 Mohsin Introducing Lockdown Mode and Elevated Risk labels in ChatGPT to help organizations defend against prompt injection and AI-driven data exfiltration....
Daily Brief GPT-5.2 derives a new result in theoretical physics February 17, 2026 Mohsin A new preprint shows GPT-5.2 proposing a new formula for a gluon amplitude, later formally proved and verified by OpenAI and academic collaborators....
Daily Brief OpenEnv in Practice: Evaluating Tool-Using Agents in Real-World Enviro February 17, 2026 Mohsin OpenEnv has been operating at the intersection of ambition and execution, and this week’s announcement shows just how seriously the company is taking its AI ambitions. In a landscape crowded…
Daily Brief Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicorn February 17, 2026 Arthur According to a16z, it has eyes around the world in order to spot companies as early as local funds might.
Daily Brief AI Safety Researchers Are Quitting in Droves. Here’s Why That Matters February 17, 2026 Michelle AI safety researchers from Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI are resigning and sounding alarms about rapid AI advancement outpacing safety measures. The 2026 International AI Safety Report documents risks once theoretical…
Daily Brief Accelerating science with AI and simulations February 17, 2026 Michelle Associate Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli has spent his career applying AI to improve scientific discovery. Now he believes we are at an inflection point....
Daily Brief How Ricursive Intelligence raised $335M at a $4B valuation in 4 months February 17, 2026 Arthur The reason why this nascent startup had VCs lining up is the founders.They are so famed in the AI world, everyone tried to hire them....